Slack Connector Setup Guide
Slack brings all your communication together in one place. With this integration, automated messages can be posted to any conversation. This article describes how to set up the Slack connector in your Customer Data Hub account.
Connector Actions
Action Name | AudienceStream | EventStream |
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Post Channel Message | ✓ | ✓ |
Post Enhanced Message in Channel | ✓ | ✓ |
Configure Settings
Navigate to the Connector Marketplace and add a new connector. For general instructions on how to add a connector, see the About Connectors article.
After adding the connector, there are no settings to configure. Click Done to proceed to the next step.
Action Settings — Parameters and Options
Click Continue to configure the connector actions. Enter in a name for the action and then select the action type from the drop-down menu.
The following section describes how to set up parameters and options for each action.
Action — Post Channel Message
Parameters
Parameter | Description |
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Webhook URL from App | Your Webhook URL generated through the App. For more information, see: Getting started with Incoming Webhooks. |
Message | The message to send to the channel associated with the webhook URL specified above. Learn more about Slack message formatting. |
Action — Post Enhanced Message in Channel
Parameters
Parameter | Description |
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Webhook URL from App | Your Webhook URL generated through the App. For more information, see: Getting started with Incoming Webhooks. |
Blocks Template Variables | Provide template variables as data input for Blocks (see: Template Variables Guide). Name nested template variables with the dot notation (For example, items.name ).Nested template variables are typically built from data layer list attributes. |
Blocks | Block Kit visual components to enhance message. Provide an array template for the blocks array to be sent. You can use template variables (see: Templates Guide). |
Message | The message to send to the channel associated with the webhook URL specified above. Learn more about Slack message formatting. |
This page was last updated: May 11, 2022